| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch |
| Reference No | CA 116/04 |
| Determination date | 22 September 2004 |
| Member | P Cheyne |
| Representation | A MCKenzie ; R Gibson |
| Location | Christchurch |
| Parties | National Union of Public Employees Inc v Richmond Fellowship New Zealand Inc |
| Summary | PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Application for removal of proceedings to Employment Court - Respondent provided health related services - Applicant's members engaged in strike action - Sought determination as to whether members engaged in essential service and obliged to give notice of strike action - Whether important question of law involved given outcome appeared to be relevant only to parties - Cases about strikes or lockouts in essential services based on failure to give notice almost never came to substantive hearings so no binding decision to give guidance to parties - Appropriate to remove matter |
| Result | Application granted ; Matter removed to Court ; Costs reserved |
| Statutes | ERA s178(2)(d);ERA First Schedule |
| Number of Pages | 2 |
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